HR Generalist (Remote)

African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public resources.

ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa.

At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing, and taking initiative and commitment to the organisation and its purpose.

Main Purpose of Job: You will be the main point of contact for the HR General Team, handling day-to-day management of volunteers, communications, and policy administration. Additionally, you'll support Talent Acquisition by screening CVs, scheduling interviews, and managing onboarding. This is a great opportunity to contribute to new HR initiatives and strategies.

Department: HR General

Division: People & Culture

Position Reports to: Chief People Officer

Position is Responsible for: No direct reports

Main Duties & Objectives
 

Your main responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
 

•    Assist with the Talent Acquisition process by screening CVs, coordinating interviews, and managing the onboarding of new hires.

•    Support the HR team with administrative tasks related to recruitment and employee onboarding.

•    Assist in the development and implementation of human resources policies, systems, and processes.

•    Undertake tasks around performance management.

•    Gather and analyse data with useful HR metrics to develop effective action plans (i.e., employee turnover rates, volunteer satisfaction, retention rate per manager, etc.)

•    Create strong relationships across the organisation and develop a network of contacts throughout your area and understand who the key individuals are.

•    Update and maintain volunteer records when necessary.

•    Provide administrative support to the Talent Acquisition team by screening CV’s and setting up interviews.

•    Working with leadership teams on developing, organising, and implementing design models.

•    Attend the HR General Team weekly meeting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

•    Previous administrative experience in Talent Acquisition

•    Proven experience as an HR Generalist or HRBP and be able to demonstrate your complete understanding of the position.

•    Knowledge of HR processes and HRIS systems and HR best practises.

•    Able to assist on developing action plans for the implementation of new HRIS systems, policies, HR strategies, etc.

•    Excellent communication and people skills.

•    Experience in working closely with business leaders and line managers to build their people capability.

•    Able to deliver a high standard of work in a timely manner, within defined processes and with minimal supervision.

•    The ability to keep sensitive information confidential.

•    Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours a week 

•    Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment.

•    Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment.

•    A committed team player with good communication skills.

Desirable

•    Hold a qualification related to HR.

What ADC Offers You

This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits:

•      Professional learning and career development opportunities.

•      An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession.

•      An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world, that is changing lives in Africa.

•      An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise.

•      We will provide work reference for you.

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitmentatafricandevelopmentchoicesdotorg.